Jeromy Johnson | April 21, 2011
Share It seems that since the release of Rob Bell’s book, Love Wins, other things have been released as well, namely an outbreak of very outspoken people who believe they are God’s chosen. As such, they have a mission to squash any person or argument that differs from their understanding of Jesus, God, man, sin, [...]
Jeromy Johnson | April 17, 2011
Share I have had a few people ask what A Mending Shift means and its origins. Good question…… To shift simply means to move, to change. Sometimes, a shifting takes place for its own end; in other words, to change simply for change’s sake. Other times, a shifting takes place for another end; to change [...]
Jeromy Johnson | April 14, 2011
ShareI just read this comment on an Emergent Village blog post. Mike could not have said it any better. There seems to be three God’s preached in Christianity: “The god who wants the save the world but can’t. The god who can save the world but won’t. And the God who sent his son to [...]
Jeromy Johnson | April 8, 2011
Share I think Chad does a really good job of explaining why: The Universal Good News God’s Judgment and Our Judgment All Why Evangelize? And a tid-bit from his kids: Christmas for Jesus I would add that when people finally believe the truth that they are loved and forgiven, this belief changes their world because [...]
Jeromy Johnson | April 7, 2011
ShareCheck out my friend, Chad Holtz, as a guest on The Atheist Perspective. (Feed viewers, see video below) The Atheist Perspective – 4/5/2011 from Jamie Jamison on Vimeo. Chad’s closing words: My closing remarks on the show were in response to the question, “What is heaven?” I’d love to hear your thoughts on this…. [...]
Jeromy Johnson | May 20, 2009
ShareWhat if we, as the church, were invisible? What if we had no church buildings? No signs declaring a church location? No denominations or headquarters? No mega weekend gatherings? No Christian radio presence? No Christian stores? No Christian bumper stickers or other outward personal identifying stuff? What if the Yellow Pages didn’t have a “church” [...]
Jeromy Johnson | March 25, 2009
Share There is a lot of talk about the emerging church; what it is, what it is becoming, what it isn’t, who is and isn’t a part of it. After walking with all sorts of people who are engaged in this particular conversation, I am not sure that the word “emerging” captures what the Spirit [...]
Jeromy Johnson | March 20, 2009
Share So it is late but I wanted to share just breifly about my time at the Emerging Church Conference tonight. I walked in and two things stuck me: round tables with no rows and a sea of grey/blue hair. My estimate is that 70% of the 900 people here are over 55 years old. [...]
Jeromy Johnson | February 21, 2009
ShareHere is a short video with Brian McLaren and Spencer Burke sharing their excitement and thoughts about the upcoming Emerging Church Conference in New Mexico, March 20-22. What excites me is the conversation that will ensue when progressive Roman Catholics, Mainline Liberals, and Evangelical Conservatives come together to listen, learn, and grow in friendship with [...]
Jeromy Johnson | February 9, 2009
Share Have you seen WALL-E? I have, and this simple “kids” movie rocked me. For this post, I will show you an image from the movie with my reflections following right after… Everyone but one (WALL-E) is blindly following the lines, nodding to the images on their screen, and mindlessly going on with their existence. [...]
Jeromy Johnson | January 9, 2009
Share I wonder how many blogs, if they were sold in Christian book stores, would receive one of these little labels at checkout? I am convinced mine would. When you go to the above link, be sure to scroll all the way down to see the list of books and authors they felt a need [...]
Jeromy Johnson | December 30, 2008
Share…as most of you know, is the title to Rob Bell’s newest book. I just purchased the book yesterday and plan on posting some sort of reviewy thingy once I finish it. Until then, I wanted to share my thoughts on the title and extend an invitation to you. First, my thoughts on the title. [...]
Jeromy Johnson | October 26, 2008
Share …until you love your neighbor. This is the love-experiment a group of us committed to do for a month. We were gathered as a cohort outside of a coffee shop this past Thursday night discussing what it means to follow Jesus. Near the end of the night we began dreaming together of how we [...]
Jeromy Johnson | May 16, 2008
Share Alchemy, in part, entails physical experiments involving destroying the subject, extracting its essence and re-forging it as something stronger, more whole. What would postmodern church-alchemists look like? Church structural experimenters who break down the institutional church, extracting its essence and re-forging it for our time as something stronger, purer, more whole. Hmmm. Looks like [...]
Jeromy Johnson | May 5, 2008
ShareNot too long ago a group of four of us drove to San Francisco to catch Rob Bell’s The Gods Aren’t Angry tour. It was . . . well let’s put it this way, being the internal processing introvert that I am, I didn’t speak much during the 2 hours following his message. It absolutely [...]
Jeromy Johnson | May 5, 2008
Share Jen and I have been married for 10 years, this June. So when I was asked to synchroblog about keeping it real and the latest chapter of our story, I thought I’d do just that. So here is chapter 10 of our ongoing story: Our last anniversary was spent camping on the banks of [...]
Jeromy Johnson | April 21, 2008
Share Meet trucker Frank. [You may recall Frank from my Matthew 18 epiphany]
Jeromy Johnson | April 14, 2008
Share For me, the living Jesus is far more untidy and undomesticated than the historical one because today he messes with MY stuff, not theirs. But he is also more beautiful because he also leads ME to love and restoration. [Note: Forgive the false-separation of the living Jesus from the historical Jesus—they are the same [...]
Jeromy Johnson | April 11, 2008
ShareGood Question. Watch this video: For an Emergent Cohort near you, go here.
Jeromy Johnson | April 6, 2008
Share From Glenn Hager: Some of you know that I am trying to shape a ministry that would come along side these pioneers and revolutionaries and help them through the transition. This desire has grown out of my own experience of being a pastor for over twenty years, struggling find my place, and eventually, losing [...]
